About 10,000 opposition protesters chanted "Freedom!" and carried pictures of President Bush as they marched across Azerbaijan's capital Saturday, urging the government of this U.S. ally to step down and allow free parliamentary elections this year.What a powerful symbol of freedom our President has become. It's almost as if they don't get mainstream media over there...
The massive rally in Baku was the largest opposition demonstration in the former Soviet republic since October 2003, when one person died and nearly 200 were injured in clashes between police and demonstrators protesting vote-rigging in the presidential election.
Monday, June 06, 2005
Not Everybody Hates George W. Bush
From the Guardian: